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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = The Wang Dang Taffy-Apple Tango
| name = For a Penny
| cover =
| cover =
| alt =
| alt =
| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[Pat Boone]]
| artist = [[Pat Boone]]
| album = [[Pat Boone's Golden Hits]]
| album = [[Pat Boone's Golden Hits Featuring Speedy Gonzales]]
| EP =
| EP =
| B-side = [[The Wang Tang Taffy-Apple Tango]]
| A-side = [[The Wang Dang Taffy-Apple Tango|The Wang Dang Taffy-Apple Tango (Mambo Cha Cha Cha)]]
| written =
| written = [[Charles Singleton (songwriter)|Charles Singleton]]
| published =
| published =
| released = February 25, 1959
| released = 1959
| format =
| format =
| recorded = 1959
| recorded = 1959
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| length = 2:16
| length = 2:16
| label = [[Dot Records|Dot]]
| label = [[Dot Records|Dot]]
| writer = {{plainlist|*[[J. Leslie McFarland]]
| writer = {{plainlist|*
*}}
*[[Aaron Schroeder]]}}
| composer =
| composer =
| lyricist =
| lyricist =
| producer =
| producer =
| prev_title = [[The Wang Tang Taffy-Apple Tango]]
| prev_title = [[With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair]]
| prev_title2 = [[Good Rocking Tonight|Good Rockin' Tonight]]
| prev_year = 1958
| prev_year = 1959
⚫
| next_title = [[Fools Hall of Fame]]
| title2 = [[The Wang Dang Taffy-Apple Tango]]
⚫
| next_title = [['Twixt Twelve and Twenty]]
| next_year = 1959
| next_year = 1959
}}
}}


"'''For a Penny'''" is a song by [[Pat Boone]] that reached number 23 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Bllboard'' Hot 100]] in 1959.<ref name="Billboard Hot 100" />
"'''For a Penny'''" is a song by [[Pat Boone]] that reached number 23 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in 1959.<ref name="Billboard Hot 100" />

== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
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| title1 = For a Penny
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| writer1 = [[Charles Singleton (songwriter)|Charles Singleton]]
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| music1 =
| extra1 =
| length1 = 2:16

| title2 = [[The Wang Dang Taffy-Apple Tango|The Wang Dang Taffy-Apple Tango (Mambo Cha Cha Cha)]]
| note2 =
| writer2 = {{hlist|[[Aaron Schroeder]]|[[J. Leslie McFarland]]}}
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| length2 = 2:20
}}


== Charts ==
== Charts ==
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[[Category:1959 songs]]
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[[Category:Pat Boone songs]]
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Latest revision as of 23:25, 6 July 2023

"For a Penny"
Single by Pat Boone
from the album Pat Boone's Golden Hits Featuring Speedy Gonzales
A-side"The Wang Dang Taffy-Apple Tango (Mambo Cha Cha Cha)"
WrittenCharles Singleton
Released1959
Recorded1959
GenrePop
Length2:16
LabelDot
Songwriter(s)
Pat Boone singles chronology
"With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair" / "Good Rockin' Tonight"
(1959) 		"For a Penny" / "The Wang Dang Taffy-Apple Tango"
(1959) 		"'Twixt Twelve and Twenty"
(1959)

"For a Penny" is a song by Pat Boone that reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959.[1]

Track listing

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7" single (Dot 45-15914, 1959)[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."For a Penny"Charles Singleton2:16
2."The Wang Dang Taffy-Apple Tango (Mambo Cha Cha Cha)"
2:20

Charts

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Chart (1959) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[3] 19
US Billboard Hot 100[1] 23

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pat Boone Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  2. ^ "Pat Boone - For A Penny". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  3. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
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